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Metaphors in the discussion on suffering in Job 3-31 : visions of hope and consolation /

In Metaphors in the Discussion on Suffering in Job 3-31, Hanneke van Loon offers a new approach to the theme of suffering in the book of Job. Her analysis of metaphors demonstrates that Job goes through different stages of existential suffering in chapters 3-14 and that he addresses the social dimen...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Van Loon, Hanneke (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston : Brill, 2018.
Colección:Biblical interpretation series ; v. 165.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Metaphor and biblical exegesis: a proposal
  • The theme of suffering in the Book of Job
  • Suffering in the opening speech (Job 3): the unrest of being imprisoned in life
  • Suffering in the first speech cycle (Job 4:1-15:16): the loss of hope
  • Suffering in the second speech cycle (Job 15:17-22:30): the denial of consolation
  • The suffering of the poor in Job 23-31: on morality in an imperfect world
  • Conclusion.